Tips and Tricks

Are you planning a fundraiser? If you are part of a company, or have an already existing event and you need further support, then contact us directly! To get you started, here are some essential tips and tricks!!!

Click here for the fundraising pack with more help and information on how to raise money!

These tips and tricks are meant for inspiration, or simply to see how things have been done before. If after reading this you still have any questions, then email us and we’ll do our best to help out!

Ways to raise money:

Events
Organise a party in a club, your school, at your work…like a hip hop or dance night. You can raise money by charging an entrance fee and also through profits from the cloakroom, drinks, or with the help of a raffle or lottery.

Get sponsored
There are loads of activities that you can get sponsored to do – like a sponsored walk, swimming contest or even shutting up for a day. Have a sports tournament and get the teams to contribute in order to take part! And even better – ask local companies to sponsor you for this brilliant cause.

Celebrations
A fantastic way to raise money when it’s your birthday, or Christmas, or you’re getting married – instead of receiving presents, ask for donations to be given to Dance4Life!

When?
Although you can organise an action whenever you want, doing it around World AIDS Day, 1st December, is fitting and will garner more attention from the media. It’s also a good idea to do it during holidays.

How?
Try to spread the tasks around – you might need people to help sell tickets, be DJs, to promote what you’re doing, or just clean up afterwards! Make sure that there is just one contact person, who has overall responsibility.

Budget
Really consider how much money you might need to spend. For example, money will be needed for a location, catering, communication materials, technical equipment, decorations, etc. – and even better try and get as many of the costs covered by local companies. And remember that the point is to raise money, so don’t overspend!

Sponsoring
Companies don’t just sponsor by giving money, they can also donate their services. If you need a location or equipment, explain why you need it, and ask if you can get it for free or with a big discount. You can always offer to mention the sponsor on a flyer or in the programme. Give it a go!

Promotion
An event is only fun if it is well-attended! So make sure that everyone knows what’s happening, where and when. You can do this in different ways: an invitation via email or post, posters, flyers, and word of mouth. By registering with us, we can also put details of your event on our website.

Photography
Don’t forget to take photos of you’re event and email them to us, as they might then be shown on the Dance4Life website!

Press
It’s always important that the local press is aware of your event. You can do this by writing a short press release and making sure that it is newsworthy. For instance announce that a well-known person is attending, or you are planning to break a world record, or it’s taking place in an unusual place. Once you’ve sent out the press release, ring up and check that they’ve got it and read it!! Remember that you can only use the ‘we support Dance4Life’ logo.